AQI Chief Killed In Shootout

Middle East Newsline

May 10, 2011

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- A leading Al Qaida commander has been killed in Iraq. Officials said a senior member of Al Qaida in Iraq has been killed in ajailbreak attempt that was attributed to negligence by security forces. Thecommander was identified as Huthaifa Al Batawi, deemed AQI's emir ofBaghdad, a leading member in the insurgency network.